Publisher consolidation is increasing.

From @davidacrotty:
The market share of the 10 largest academic journal publishers rose from 47% in 2000 to 74% in 2024 -- roughly half to three-quarters. In the same period, market share for the 5 largest publishers rose from 39% to 61%.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/20/2025-update-quantifying-consolidation-in-the-scholarly-journals-market/

These numbers are from figure 1 and should be read in light of figure 2.

#Monopoly#ScholComm#Publishers

Publisher consolidation is increasing.

From @davidacrotty:
The market share of the 10 largest academic journal publishers rose from 47% in 2000 to 74% in 2024 -- roughly half to three-quarters. In the same period, market share for the 5 largest publishers rose from 39% to 61%.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/20/2025-update-quantifying-consolidation-in-the-scholarly-journals-market/

These numbers are from figure 1 and should be read in light of figure 2.

#Monopoly#ScholComm#Publishers

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps: https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/

This is exactly why Google can't be trusted... banning sideloading for the benefit of 'user safety'? Have they learned nothing from Apple and why power users want to sideload apps?

Monopoly monopsony...

#google #sideloading #enshittification @pluralistic #monopoly#android

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps: https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/

This is exactly why Google can't be trusted... banning sideloading for the benefit of 'user safety'? Have they learned nothing from Apple and why power users want to sideload apps?

Monopoly monopsony...

#google #sideloading #enshittification @pluralistic #monopoly#android